Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Physicians per 1,000 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2018 — 3.09 per 1,000. Ranked 44 in the world out of 157. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,212.8%.

2018 3.09 per 1,000 +6.05% vs 2015
World rank 44of 157
Period maximum 3.09 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 0.24 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2018 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1960–201801234196019661972197819841990199620022008201420181960: 0.24 per 1,0001970: 0.31 per 1,0001980: 0.36 per 1,0001984: 0.46 per 1,0001990: 0.69 per 1,0001991: 0.69 per 1,0001992: 0.76 per 1,0001993: 0.78 per 1,0001994: 0.93 per 1,0001995: 1.09 per 1,0001996: 1.12 per 1,0001997: 1.11 per 1,0001998: 1.05 per 1,0001999: 1.03 per 1,0002001: 1.07 per 1,0002015: 2.91 per 1,0002018: 3.09 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.85 (+1,212.77%) Average annual rate: 4.54 %

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.09 per 1,000
World computed 1.59 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2018 3.09
2015 2.91
2001 1.07
1999 1.03 −0.02 −1.43%
1998 1.05 −0.06 −5.42%
1997 1.11 −0.01 −1.16%
1996 1.12 +0.03 +2.85%
1995 1.09 +0.16 +16.61%
1994 0.93 +0.16 +20.08%
1993 0.78 +0.02 +1.97%
1992 0.76 +0.07 +9.96%
1991 0.69 +0 +0%
1990 0.69
1984 0.46
1980 0.36
1970 0.31
1960 0.24

Caribbean, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.